Bracket for use in shingling roofs.



H. G. ROUNDS. BRACKET FOR USE IN SHINGLING ROOFS.

AYPLIOATION FILED MAR. 19, 1013.

1,080,658. Patented Dec. 9, 1913.

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BRACKET FOR USE IN SHINGLING ROOFS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 19, 1013.

1,080,658, Y Patented Dec. 9,1918.

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BRACKET FOR USE IN SHINGLING ROOFS.

Specification of Letters latent.

PatentedD001),1.913.

Application filed March 19, 1913. Serial No. 755,420.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Hnlnncn'r Gr. Ronnns, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Bay (lity, in the county of Bay and State oflvllichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBrackets for Use in bhingling Roots; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention is a bracket for use in laying wooden shingles and forsimilar work on roots.

The object of the improvement is to provide a bracket of small size and.simple construction that can be easily applied to or removed from aroot', and that will not only prevent slipping, but will also serve as ameans for gaging the rows of shingles as laid, to expose the properlength of shingle to the weather.

lVith these and certain other improvements that will appear later in thespecification, my invention comprises the devices described and theequivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of asection of shingle root with a bracket and gage board in place; Fig. 2is a side view of the bracket, the raised position of the lever beingindicated by dotted lines; Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the bracket;Fig. 4t is a rear end view; and Fig. 5 is a top plan View of a bracketfitted with a modified form of lever.

As is clearly shown in the drawing, the device comprises a base 1,preferably of sheet metal, having a central longitudinalupwardlyprojecting rib 9., on which is pi votally mounted a lever 3. tothe rear end of which is pivoted a staple 4, the prongs of the staplepassing through openings 5 formed in the rear part of base 1. lVhen therear end of the pivot-ed lever is raised, the staple prongs are raised,and when the end of the lever is driven down the prongs are forceddownwardly and project below the bottom face of the base.

The bracket is applied as follows: One or more rows of shingles havingbeen laid, the flat pointed end 6 of the base is slid beneath the buttsot the upper row of shingles, with the central rib 2 between twoshingles. The prongs of the staple are then driven into the lowershingles by driving the rear end of the lever 3 downward with a hammer.The. front or pointed end (If the base is prevented from lifting orshifting sldewise by reason of its engagcn'ient with the upper row ofshingles, and the bracket is prevented from slipping backward by thestaple. The rear part of the base 1 is slitted near the base of thetapered point and the metal is tt'olded upward and inward as shown inFigs. 9, 3 and 4-. The front end of this folded part of the base forms astop against the butt of the upper shingle. The inner edges of thefolded part form lateral supports for the central rib 2, and at the rearend, the staple, which passes through both the folded end and the base,as shown in Fig. 1-, is thus i'ein'tcn'cetl against bending. Two or morebrackets having been placed, as above described, a gage board 7 is laidacross them as shown in Fig. 1. This board is equal in width to theweather exposuro oit the shingles. Since the lower edge of the boardrests against the upper end of the pivoted lever 3, any tendency for theboard to slip down the root will cause it to press against the upper or:lulcrumed end of the lever, as indicated by the arrow in Fig. 2,tending to drive the staple farther into the root.

A reinforcing web 8 is preferably secured in the rear part. of lever 3,to support it against distortion when a hammer is used to drive thelever down.

To remove the bracket it is only necessary to lift the end of the lever,thus drawing the staple, and withdraw the base from an der the shingles.

In Fig. 5 I have illustrated a modified form of handle, consisting in alooped strip of metal 9, but operating in the same manner as abovedescribed.

By the means set forth I have produced a simple and inexpensive, yetstrong and durable shingling bracket that is easily applied and removed,and that is capable of being used in a nmnbcr of different situations.For illustration, it is well adapted as a support for scaitt'old timberson steep roots-the method of use being the same as above set forth forshingling.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is- 1. A shingling bracket comprising a flat base adaptedto be inserted between two layers of shingles; a centrally disposedlongitudinal rib on said base; a stop on said base; a lever pivotallysecured near its front end to said rib and adapted When raised toproject beyond said stop, a staple pivotally mounted on the lever nearthe rear end thereof, said staple passing through openings formed in therear end of said base.

2. A shingling bracket comprising a flat pointed base formed with acentrally disposed longitudinal rib, the side members of the rear partof said base being folded upwardly and inwardly; a lever pivotallysecured near its front end to said rib, the front end of the leveradapted to project beyond the said folded part of the base When thehandle is raised, a staple pivotally mounted on the lever near the rearend thereof, said staple passing through openings formed in the rearfolded end of said ase.

3. A'shingling bracket comprising a flat base formed with a centrallydisposed longitudinal rib, the side members of the rear part of saidbase being folded upwardly and inwardly; a lever pivotally secured nearits front end to the base, a staple pivoted to the lever near its rearend, said staple passing through openings formed in the rear end of saidbase.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

HERBERT G. ROUNDS.

WVit-nesses NELLIE M. ANGUS, ROY WALLIS.

Copies of this patent mav be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

